What To Collect

Are you looking for ideas of what types of books or ephemera to collect? Check out some of these articles for some book collecting topics that are certain to get your bibliophilia started!

• Children’s Literature by Writers and Educators of the Harlem Renaissance
• Collecting Signed Books
• Illuminated Manuscripts
• Book Collecting on a Budget
• Poetry
  • What are Broadsides?
  • Collecting William Stafford, a Humble Poet
• Collecting Modern First Editions
• Publishers
• Illustrators
• Starting Small
• Collecting Ephemera
  • Collecting Bookmarks
  • Ephemera – What is It and Who Wants It?
• Back to the Future: The Tom Swift Jr. Collection
• Baseball Book Collecting 101: The Must-Haves
• The Fortsas Bibliohoax
• Sangorski & Sutcliffe - Bookbinders
• Bayntun-Rivière Bindery
• Collecting and Using City Directories
• Collecting History of the Circus in America
• Biblio Hoaxes: The Education of Little Tree
• Biblio Hoaxes: An Inhabitant of Formosa
• Vintage Valentine's Day Cards
• Nebula Award Winners of the 1960s
• Nebula Award Winners of the 1970s
• Nebula Award Winners of the 1980s
• Banned and Frequently Challenged Books
• A Brief History of Miniature Books
• ANZAC Day 2018 - Remembrance Day
• A Brief Introduction to the History of Children’s Books
• Little Golden Books - Collection and First Edition Identification

Latest articles

• What is a professional bookseller, and how do I become one?
• Little Golden Books - Collection and First Edition Identification
• Children’s Literature by Writers and Educators of the Harlem Renaissance
• A Brief Introduction to the History of Children’s Books

Related resources for book collectors

• Rare book room
• First edition identification
• First editions
• Signed books
• Glossary of book collecting terms